How to Use cast a (dark) cloud in a Sentence
cast a (dark) cloud
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And its failure to do so has cast a cloud over the country's future.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2012
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The attack left a colossal crater and cast a cloud of deep sorrow over the village.
—Diego Ibarra Sánchez, NPR, 29 Feb. 2024
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Still, the headlines have cast a cloud over the pending deal with GM.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2020
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The attacks have also cast a cloud of paranoia over a country that now sees foreign plots in every mishap.
—New York Times, 20 Apr. 2021
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The deaths have cast a cloud over the resort hotel since the incident unfolded.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 29 June 2022
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Despite the strong overall sales, Omicron has cast a cloud over a season that started hot.
—Paul Ziobro, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2021
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The rapid rise in interest rates in recent months has shaken investors and cast a cloud over the economy.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
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Will tensions between former friends cast a dark cloud over what should be a joyous celebration?
—oregonlive, 16 May 2022
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The dustup over salaries is just the latest in a long line of controversies that have cast a cloud on the town and its reputation.
—Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
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Although, the Butler extension discussions may cast a cloud over that idea.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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The circumstances around Malva’s death are mysterious and sure to cast a dark cloud over the Ridge.
—Sharareh Drury, Variety, 10 Apr. 2022
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But this development has cast a cloud of potential scandal on top of other points of division.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
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While there were many victories to celebrate at the Emmys, one loss seemed to cast a cloud over the gala ceremony.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2021
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Such assaults on the profession, argues McIntyre, have cast a cloud over his and Fuhrmann’s lifelong work.
—Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
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Since unveiling the album, both parties agreed to resolve the lawsuit earlier this month, marking the end of an era that cast a dark cloud over both of their careers.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
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But Stephanie McMahon’s departure has cast a cloud over her husband’s future with the company.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
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The revelation that he was found on March 10 to have taken clostebol cast a cloud on what should have been his coronation as one of the game's great young stars.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
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The widespread embrace of hybrid work has cast a cloud over the future of offices, which emptied again in recent weeks as the omircon variant swept New York.
—Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2022
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Not surprisingly, those incidents have cast a cloud of suspicion over an entire career’s worth of accomplishments.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2022
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The scandal has cast a cloud over the town of Windsor, whose prosperity in recent years had been intricately tied to Foppoli’s political rise.
—Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2021
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Years of deficit spending and a new Republican majority in the House cast a cloud of budget austerity over Congress.
—Kenneth Evans, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
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But amid that delay, negative stories about DeSantis had already started to cast a cloud over his previously sunny campaign outlook.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
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The ruling, sparked by a lawsuit led by environmental activist groups, has cast a cloud over one of the most critical pillars of America’s energy security.
—Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Rookie Jacob Cowing’s health concerns cast a cloud over his reliability, more so than first-round pick Ricky Pearsall (shoulder, hamstring).
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
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Wednesday will be a day of acrimony, probably to Trump's delight, because, at the very least, the disruption will cast a cloud over the incoming president, Joe Biden.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2021
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But, for voters, inflation that’s raised the cost of everyday goods dramatically in the last four years has continued to cast a cloud over voter sentiment, along with the spiraling cost of housing and interest rates at a 23-year high.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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In turn, the attack on the Natanz facility, and Tehran’s reaction, have cast a cloud over delicate negotiations underway in Vienna aimed at restoring the nuclear deal.
—Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021
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Last season’s loss to Tulane in the Cotton Bowl cast a dark cloud over the program as a 15-point, fourth-quarter collapse sent the Trojans into the offseason with two consecutive losses.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
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